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Some Lesser Known Facts About Mirabai Chanu Mirabai Chanu was born and brought up in Manipur, India. She is the sixth and the youngest child in her family. Her ideal is Kunjarani Devi. In an interview, she told that “When I was a kid, I first saw Kunjarani Devi, the sport looked so appealing, I was baffled

Some Lesser Known Facts About Swapna Barman Does Swapna Barman smoke?: Not Known Does Swapna Barman drink alcohol?: Not Known She comes from a poor family. Her family’s financial problems increased when her father suffered a stroke in 2013 and got bedridden since then. The athlete is said to have 6 toes in each of her foot.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arpinder Singh In his youth, he used to be a 100 m runner. It was his coach who asked him to try out Triple Jump. In 2006, he gave a trial in the Sports School, Jalandhar and managed to jump a little above 11 m. He wasn’t selected, but he

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sita Sahu Does Sita Sahu smoke ?: Not Known Does Sita Sahu drink alcohol?: Not Known She was born into a very poor family who found difficulty in putting three meals in a day. Though she was mentally challenged, she never took herself to be different from others. On 8

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dhanraj Pillay Does Dhanraj Pillay smoke?: Not Known Does Dhanraj Pillay drink alcohol?: Not Known Dhanraj Pillay was born in a poor family, and he spent his childhood in the Ordnance Factory Staff Colony where his father was a groundsman. As a child, he used to play Hockey on the muddy surface with

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rani Rampal Rani Rampal was born in a poor family. Her father is a cart puller and mother a housewife. She is the recipient of the Arjuna Award (in 2016) for her outstanding performance in the sport. At the 2009 Champion’s Challenge Tournament held in Russia, she scored four goals in the

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ember Moon Does Ember Moon smoke?: Not Known Does Ember Moon drink alcohol?: Not Known She started professional wrestling in Texas when she was only 18 years old. It was like a joke for Ember Moon’s parents when she told

Some Lesser Known Facts About Andrade Cien Almas Does Andrade Cien Almas smoke?: Not Known Does Andrade Cien Almas drink alcohol?: Not Known He was born in Mexico and is the third generation in his family who wrestled for WWE after his grandfather and father. He made his wrestling debut in

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jeff Hardy Does Jeff Hardy smoke?: Not Known Does Jeff Hardy drink alcohol?: Yes His mother died of brain cancer in 1986 when he was only 9 years old. He has been a bike racing lover since his childhood. He

Some Lesser Known Facts About Matt Hardy Does Matt Hardy smoke: Not Known Does Matt Hardy drink alcohol: Yes Matt Hardy was born at Cameron, North Carolina and started learning wrestling at very young age. He was excellent at studies and for the same,